While living in North Dakota
for 5 years, there wasn't much to do. One mall in Minot and the
better shopping area in Bismarck, but still a small farming community.
During our 5 years stationed there, we went to what we found; South
Dakota and Canada, but in North Dakota itself, only a wild life things
to do. Much of the Dakotas are prairie lands and dirt. Not
even trees. We use to joke the state tree was the telephone pole
and the state bird was the mosquito (they grow them big there).
Prairie dogs, most affectionately called Dak Rats, were the state
animal... other than that, there wasn't much else but wind and snow...
but here, a little beauty in Minot called "Mouse River", also known as
Souris River. This was part of Lewis and Clarke's exploration.
The river is It
is about 700 km (435 mi) in length, originating in Saskatchewan and passing through North
Dakota and Manitoba. It ends at its confluence with the Assiniboine
River.

Left to Right: 1)
One of the only places in North Dakota that you can climb! It looks like
a butte (may be one) 2)looking down onto the sand flats 3)
Beautiful view (and the kids are cute too) 4) another River view